Monday, September 19, 2011

Some Soccer News for Mon Sep 19, 2011

STARTERS

Stuart Holden is said to be in the starting 11 for Bolton tomorrow in the English League Cup. Hooray hooray hooray! Oh Yeah!-The team website has words from the man himself.

dN

Javier Morales is traveling with Real Salt Lake this week for the first time since suffering a severely broken ankle back in May. If he can get back into shape it will add another big plus to their quest for another MLS Cup.

"...the (MLS) Eastern Conference (playoff) race is tighter than a hipster's skinny jeans."-Charles Gooch of the Kansas City Star

BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES

Matches & Scores:-Sat Sep 17Inter 0-0 Roma - neither could score and their struggles to start the season continue.PSV 2-2 Ajax - the biggest rivalry in the Netherlands ends tied.-Sun Sep 18Manchester United 3-1 Chelsea - We knew Man U were for real, but Chelsea now has things to work on if they want to be in the top group.Tottenham 4-0 Liverpool - battle of the also-rans saw Liverpool look out of place.Schalke 0-2 Bayern Munich - perennial favorites Bayern make a big statement by winning at Schalke who have aspirations of their own.Rangers 4-2 Celtic - the first Old Firm derby of the season goes to the Blues.Getafe 0-1 Rayo Vallecano - the Mini-Madrid derby is won by the newly promoted away team.Lyon 2-0 Marsielle - the Lyon win sees 2 of the league favorites going in 100% opposite directions - Lyon is now in first place. Marseille is now in LAST place!Napoli 3-1 Milan - the home team emphatically proved that they are contenders for real!

HOLY CRAP

3 more Mexican Primera teams fired their head coaches! America, Atlas and Tijuana all gave their head dude the hook, joining 3 others who had already done the same this season (we are only half way through the 17 game season!!), Estudiantes, Queretaro and Santos Laguna. Wow! Wow!

STAT OF THE DAY

For only the 3rd time ever in the 48 year history of the German Bundesliga one weekend produced 5 red cards.

FACT OF THE DAY

Dominic Oduro got his 10th goal of the season this weekend for Chicago and becomes the first Fire player to hit that mark since Damani Ralph did it in 2004.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

David Beckham was back on the Ellen DeGeneres show last week. And this time she sent him undercover to work the fragrance aisle at a Target store. See it here.-He even sings a tune you will recognize from the stadiums! Here in Minnesota we sing "Stand Up if you Hate Milwaukee!"

DENMARK - SuperligaClarence Goodson - Brondy - played the whole game getting a yellow card as they lost 2-0 at Nordsjaelland.Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - started and went 75 min but lost 2-0 at Midtjylland.Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the full match getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Brondby.Chris Rolfe - AaB - started but came off in the 64th min as they lost 2-0 at Kobenhavn.

ENGLAND - Premier LeagueClint Dempsey - Fulham - played the whole game as they drew 2-2 v Manchester City.Brad Friedel - Tottenham - went the distance grabbing a clean sheet as they won 4-0 v Liverpool.Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - riding the pine as they drew 1-1 v Newcastle.Tim Howard - Everton - went the full 90 as they won 3-0 v Wigan.

ENGLAND - Championship LeagueRobbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - came on as a sub in the 61st min but lost 1-2 v Derby.Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - started and went 74 min getting a yellow card but lost 4-1 at Southampton.

ENGLAND - League OneMike Grella - Brentford - came on as a sub in the 59th in but lost 1-3 v Preston.Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - started and lasted 64 min as they drew 2-2 v Scunthorpe.

FINLAND - VeikkausliigaMason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Haka.Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - went the distance as they drew 1-1 at Haka.

FINLAND - YkkonenKyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - on the bench as they lost 4-2 at PoPa.Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - started and went 68 min but lost 4-2 at PoPa.Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - went the full 90 getting a yellow card as they lost 5-2 at Viikingit.Kellan Wilson - HIFK - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at KPV.

GERMANY - BundesligaTimmy Chandler - Nurnberg - went the full 90 as they drew 1-1 v Bremen.Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Dortmund.Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - came on as a sub in the 86th min as they won 3-1 v Wolfsburg.David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they lost 1-4 v Koln.

GERMANY - 2 BundesligaEdson Buddle - Ingolstadt - played 90 minutes and scored 2 goals as they won 4-2 v Dynamo Dresden.Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they lost 0-2 v St Pauli.Matt Taylor - Paderborn - on the bench as they won 0-4 at Bochum.

ITALY - Serie AMichael Bradley - Chievo Verona - came on as a sub in the 72nd min but lost 2-1 at Parma.

NETHERLANDS - EredivisieJozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 58 min as they won 1-2 at RKC Waalwijk.

NETHERLANDS - Eerste DivisieCharles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - went the distance scoring a goal but they lost 2-1 at Almere City.

NORWAY - EliteserienJoe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they lost 2-0 at Viking.Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they lost 1-3 v Odd Grenland.Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - played the entire game but lost 1-3 v Odd Grenland.Josh Gatt - Molde - played the full 90 getting a yellow card as they won 0-1 at Fredrikstad.

PORTUGAL - Primeira LigaOguchi Onyewu - Sporting - went the full 90 getting a yellow card and the winning goal as they won 2-3 at Rio Ave.

PORTUGAL - Liga de HonraCaleb Patterson-Sewell - Atletico CP - went the distance as they won 3-0 v Trofense.Tony Taylor - Atletico CP - started and went 86 min scoring a goal as they won 3-0 v Trofense.

RUSSIA - Premier DivisionYevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - came on as a sub at half time but lost 0-4 v Krasnodar.

SCOTLAND - Premier LeagueCarlos Bocanegra - Ragners - went the distance as they won 4-2 v Celtic.Mo Edu - Rangers - played the entire game as they won 4-2 v Celtic.

SWEDEN - Allsvenskan LigaRyan Miller - Halmstad - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at Kalmar.

SWEDEN - SuperettanBrian Edwards - Degerfors - went the full 90 as they won big 6-1 v Jonkopings Sodra.Nick Noble - Ljungskile - played the full game but lost 3-2 at Osters.Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire match and won 2-0 v Atvidaberg.Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the full 90 but lost 3-2 at Osters.

PRIMERA DIVISIONIsaac Acuna - America - came on as a sub in th e63rd min but lost 5-3 at Jaguares.DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - played the entire game as they won 1-4 at Guadalajara.Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - started and went 58 min getting a yellow card as they lost 0-2 v Tecos.Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - came on as a sub in the 69th min and scored a goal as they won 0-2 at Tijuana.Sonny Guadarrama - Atlante - on the bench as they won 1-0 v Tigres.Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - went the full 90 but lost 0-1 v Santos Laguna.Jose Torres - Pachuca - played the whole game as they won 4-2 v Atlas.

LIGA DE ASCENSO (2nd division)Marco Vidal - Leon - started but came off at half time as they lost 2-1 at Pumas Morelos.

MEXICO

Recap du Nord: Three teams now tied at the top on points as Guadalajara lost and actually fall to #3 on goal diff, while Cruz Azul and Jaguares both won and move up to 1 & 2. Tigres falls to 4th after losing, and Monterrey was even less lucky with their loss, dropping out of the top 5 with UNAM Pumas winning and taking over the #5 position.

Recap du Nord: Valencia and Real Betis both won to stay perfect and lead after 3 rounds. Barca absolutely stormed Osasuna 8-0. But Real Madrid LOST at Levante 1-0. Villarreal are struggling to get going without a win yet and only 1 point.

Recap du Nord: The 2 Borussia's have changed places early this season with Monchengladbach being dreadful last season and now off to a fantastic 4-1-1 start, while runaway champions Dortmund are struggling with the early part of the league season. Bayern are the leaders, with Bremen, Gladbach and Hoffenheim trying to keep pace.

Recap du Nord: Juve, Napoli, Udinese and Cagliari are all 2-0-0. Who had that foursome in a pool? Napoli were most impressive in dismantling Milan. The two Milan teams (Milan & Inter) are supposed to fight for the title and right now they are a combined 0 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses for 2 total points. Oof! Roma is exactly as awful.

Recap du Nord: The bottom fell out on Corinthians with another loss and they drop all the way to 3rd. So Vasco de Gamo (who won) and Sao Paulo (who won) move up to #1 and #2 respectively. #4 Botafogo drew and #5 Fluminense lost but neither suffered the consequenses.